In Raleigh, the Hurricanes handed the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets a 4-0 loss on Friday night.
Frederik Andersen made 19 saves for the shutout win.
“We know that they were flat tonight, so we took advantage of it,” Carolina head coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “You have to do that. We played a solid game the whole game.”
Carolina improved to 36-11-4.
“I was really worried about tonight’s energy,” Columbus head coach Brad Larsen said. “As much as we invested in that game last night, physically and emotionally, that was the big worry. Usually we say we’re a half-step behind, but tonight I think we were a good full step behind.”
Columbus dropped to 27-24-1.
After a scoreless first period, Jordan Staal broke through for a 1-0 lead for Carolina, Teuvo Teravainen hit for a power play marker to push the lead to 2-0.
“That’s a turnover there, and I kind of jumped on an opening,” Staal said. “I just kept trying to jam it in there.”
Nino Niederreiter extended the lead to 3-0 at 1:14 of the third period.
Vincent Trocheck scored 36 seconds later for a 4-0 advantage.
J-F Berube made 46 saves in the Jackets loss.
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